Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology Divsion Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Shannon Bragg-Sitton, ANSTD Chair Hollywood, FLJune 29, 2011

ANST Mission The Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology professional division was established to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.

Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology Division ANST Executive Committee officers Chair:Shannon Bragg-SittonTreasurer:Dion Sunderland Vice-Chair:Steven HowePast-Chair:Martin Sattison Secretary:Paul Edelmann 2-year officer terms Executive Committee has a total of 16 members, including the four officers Note: Incoming Division leadership in 2011 significantly expands NASA participation in governance BOD Liaison: Jasmina Vujic

ANST Governance: Membership ANST represents 4.5% of ANS membership About ~34 % of members are students Note: Seeing additional increase in 2011 numbers as a result of Class I Topical Meeting. April 2011: 563 members, increase of 8% over 2010.

ANST Governance: Membership

ANST Governance: Budget Division Finances Actual 2010 Budget 2011 Actual March 2011 BUDGET FUNDS Carry Forward, Previous Year 4,872 4,019 Member Allocation 1,002 1,044 Other Division Income 01,6800 Total Budget Funds$ 5,874$ 7,554$ 5,063 BUDGET EXPENSES Newsletter000 Award and Plaques National Meeting Costs000 Division Officer Expense000 Student Support1, Scholarship/NEED Funding000 Other Expenses0 Total Expenses$ 1,855$ 1,800$ 0 EXCESS OF BUDGET OVER EXPENSES$ 4,019$ 5,754$ 5,063

ANST Governance: Planning 5-Year Strategic Plan / 1-year Tactical Plan –Last updated in 2008 (planned to be updated in 2011) –Main long-term goals include: Technical: Topical Meeting, ICAPP space track, & ANS annual meetings Communications: website & newsletter (1-2 per year) Establish peer recognition awards Engage ANST membership and expand membership to more aerospace-based individuals Foster student development – student liaison, student conferences, travel support ANS position statements (PS 40 updated 2008) Improve ANST governance – expansion of EC participants Succession Planning –Last updated in 2008/2009 –Officers: two year terms, staggered Treasurer – odd years Secretary – even years Non officers: identified in the succession plan; committee Chair appointments are made by the Chair and are approved by majority –Document operations to assist in officer transitions (officers perform pre-job and post- job briefs)

ANST Governance: Communications Newsletter: –Most recent issue: December 2010 –Target: 1-2 per year (June - Dec) –Typically includes: Chair message, Coming events, Feature Article, Committee reports and News Website: –Regularly updated with a dedicated webmaster –Provide information on ANST officers and committees, conferences, minutes, newsletters and TG governance –Recent focus on the conference website – Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011

ANST Contributions to ANS ANS Position Statements: # 40 Space Nuclear Technology: revised Nov Participation with Other Professional Societies: –Space Technology Applications International Forum (STAIF) – Final Meeting held in 2/2008 (class IV sponsorship) –Space Nuclear Systems Forum (SNSF) – NASA, DOE, AIAA and ANS ANST 2/2009, 2/2010 –American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) – class IV co-sponsor of ANS/NETS 2009 and NETS 2011 –Working with Lunar & Planetary Institute / Lunar & Planetary Science Conference for joint meeting in 2012 Society Leadership: –EC members participate and serve on various committees and in the EC for several divisions: NPC, PDC, YMG, Student Sections, etc. –EC members have historically served on the Board of Directors (Shannon Bragg-Sitton and Kathy McCarthy) Non-Meeting Publications: –Contributions to ANS Nuclear Café Blog, January 2011 and March 2011 (latter not published due to Fukushima response)

ANST Services to Membership Professional Development –Regular participation in ANS National Teacher Workshops –Outreach to Jr High and HS students on space nuclear topics Scholarships –ANST has developed a strategy for developing an ANST Scholarship –Recent income from NETS2011 topical meeting may allow non-endowed scholarship to be awarded Peer Recognition/Awards: –ANSTD Membership, Honors & Awards Committee working to establish a peer recognition award – options have been discussed and will be implemented in 2011 –Nominations of ANSTD members for national awards planned in 2011 –Planning to establish best paper awards at ANST sponsored topical meetings –Currently sponsor awards for best undergraduate and graduate papers at the annual student conferences Student Support –Travel support to the student conference and the ANS annual meetings –Best paper awards at ANST sponsored topicals and student conferences –Paper reviewers and judges provided for space related papers submitted to ANS student conferences

ANST Meetings First ANSTD-sponsored Class I topical held in February 2011 – Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011 (NETS-2011) In odd numbered years, ANST has organized an embedded topical, at the ANS Annual Meeting –Space Nuclear Conference ’05, ‘07 –Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space ’09 In even numbered years, ANST has a co-sponsored the "Space Power and Propulsion" technical track in Class III ICAPP meetings. –ANST provides track chairs, solicits presenters, reviews papers and chairs sessions. (OPD remains the primary sponsoring division) ANST works to develop aerospace sessions during the ANS winter meetings

NETS-2011 Summary February 7-10, 2011, Albuquerque, NM 190 Attendees, 89 papers presented 3 plenary/special sessions, 2 panel sessions, 25 technical sessions, 2 evening events Technical tours at Sandia National Laboratories Local Section Sponsor: Trinity Section Key speakers: –Honorary General Chairs: John Casani, Special Assistant to the Director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Harry Finger, retired, formerly held several key positions within AEC, NASA, etc. –Plenary: Dr. Michael Griffin, former NASA Administrator, and King-McDonald Eminent Scholar for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville –Dinner Speaker: Dr. Harrison Schmidt, Apollo 17 astronaut and former U.S. Senator (NM) Key session summaries and keynote talks posted at:

ANST Future Meetings ANSTD plans to repeat the NETS meeting as a Class I topical on a biennial basis in odd years, with AIAA as a non-financial co-sponsor NETS-2013 currently slated for Albuquerque, NM Most likely to occur in February or March time frame ANSTD plans to support a space nuclear meeting in even years as a Class II topical meeting NETS-2012 held in conjunction with the Lunar & Planetary Science Conference in March 2012 – sponsored by NASA and the Lunar & Planetary Institute Proposals currently being prepared to hold NETS-2014 in the UK, supported by the British Interplanetary Society, the UK Space Agency, and/or the University of Leicester

Summary: ANST Metrics & Measures Division Meetings Division Governance Division Contributions to Society Division Services to Membership National Meeting Participation 2010 Annual: 0 sessions, 0 panels 2009 Embedded Topical 2010 Winter: 0 session, 2 papers included with MCD session Succession Planning 2006 Succession Plan submitted 2008 updated ANS Position Statements 40 Space Nuclear Technology (Active) Professional Development Nov 2009 Nat’l Teachers Workshop Class I, Class II Topicals 2008: ICAPP Membership Trends (Tech Group established in 2001) 586/534 mbrs -8.9% change /542 mbrs +1.5% change /504 mbrs -7% change /501 mbrs -.6% change /522 mbrs +4.2% change 2010 Participation with Outside Professional Societies American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, NASA, Center for Space Nuclear Research, Universities Space Research Association Scholarships ANST does not support a scholarship Class III Topicals ANST SNC’05 embedded topical Space Nuclear Conf (SNC ’07) 2008 ICAPP Embedded co-sponsor NETS-2009 Embedded Topical Communications 1 newsletter in 2010 Website updated 2010 Society Leadership Both Mtgs.: 75% Exec Comm. 4 of 4 PDC & All NPC Presentation to BOD June 2009 ANST became a division in 2009 Peer Recognition/ Awards ANST has no peer recognition activities Division Planning ANST has Strategic Plan updated 2009 part of Division application package Non-Meeting Publications 2008 PIC classroom poster on Nuclear Power Applications in Space 2010 members supported Public Communications materials review Student Support 2010 Student Conference, Student Best Papers 2010 National Meetings Division’s Commitment to YMG Liaison support and young professionals on Exec Comm assisted with session at Young Professional Congress

Summary Areas of Success –Became a full professional division in 2009 –Organized a successful Class I topical meeting (NETS 2011) –Increased NASA participation in Division governance –Established strong relationships with outside organizations: AIAA, LPI Focus for Future Action –Establish stand-alone topical as a regular meeting –Enhance participation with outside professional organizations –Establish a Peer Recognition Award –Establish a Student Scholarship Award –Increase Division membership –Update Division strategic plan and succession plan